Courts, Tribunals & Judiciary

Articles

30 Jun 2009

Fully enabled

Practitioners appearing in the new tribunals should take time to review the nature and purpose of the amended procedural rules, say Keith Wilding and John Marston as they share their tips for effective and successful advocacy

30 Jun 2009

Left hanging

The long-awaited House of Lords decision on the statutory holiday entitlement of employees on long-term sick leave has left several issues unresolved, says David Green

23 Jun 2009

Do your research

For medical research charities to get involved with commercial activities may appear to go against their primary objectives, but these areas are more complex in the charity sector than in commercial business and third sector organisations play an essential role in advancing research, says Alasdair Poore

23 Jun 2009

At the deep end

Where personal injury claims are fraudulent or exaggerated, when and how can an appellant bring proceedings for contempt of court, ask Simon Pedley and James Thackray

23 Jun 2009

Placing the blame

Partners in a firm have a duty to act in good faith to other partners, but when are they personally liable for their own negligence and when is it the firm's responsiblity, asks Mark Blackett-Ord

16 Jun 2009

The search party

Jan Boothroyd discusses a new pan-industry national code for quality search data and identifies areas on the local land charge search form that give common cause for complaint

16 Jun 2009

Update: costs

Simon Gibbs considers the potential impact of the Jackson review on the costs industry, the definition of a trial in the context of conditional fee agreements, and disclosure requirements

16 Jun 2009

Balancing act

When making an application for third party disclosure, practitioners must put together a convincing case that the order sought is not a fishing expedition and does not affect third party rights, says Masood Ahmed